Bacteria and the viruses that infect them are perpetually at war. Their deadly clashes push both kinds of microbes to evolve ...

Cancer research has long looked at bacteria and viruses as separate tools for therapy. Now, researchers are showing that the two can actually work better together. A team of scientists has built a new ...

After months of being shut off, ultraviolet treatment used to neutralize viruses and bacteria in wastewater has been ...

Viruses are everywhere in wastewater treatment plants, quietly interacting with bacteria as sewage is cleaned and reused. A new study reveals that these viral communities are far more complex and ...

Scientists built a model that allows them to diminish phage communities from a mouse gut microbiome -- and then bring them back -- without affecting the bacteria. On a test run of their model, ...

A school pupil and a student who attended the University of Kent have died, while 11 more people are suffering from symptoms of the illness and have been admitted to hospital ...

Following the death of a university student and sixth form pupil in Kent, here's what you need to know about meningitis B and how it can be treated.

Escherichia coli (E. coli), a type of bacteria commonly found in the human gut, could spread as quickly as swine flu, new research suggests. For the first time, researchers at the Wellcome Sanger ...